Big Fish directed by Tim Burton was
such a delight to watch. The film was a nice break from the very
extreme movies I have been watching lately. Even though the movie
contains fantasy like details, its still light hearted. The story
revolves around the main character Edward Bloom and his son who
struggles to understand his father. Will, Edward's son, doesn't
believe any of his father's stories and finds it annoying his father
can't states a simply true fact about his life. Edward Bloom argues
that he has been stating fact all this time and says to his son that
he can't accept him for who he is, a storyteller. Will wants to
understand his father because he is soon to have a son and doesn't
want the same problem occur to him. When Edward is in the hospital on
the brink of death, he ask his son to tell a story about how it all
ends. Once so, Edward passes away with happiness that his son finally
understands him and his passion for storytelling. Edward Bloom
continues to live on through his stories. This is just the underlying
story line. The southern gothic fantasy stories Edward Bloom lives is
like a dream. The town he comes across by going through a treacherous
road has a familiar eeriness of the underground town in the film The
Boy and His Dog. But much more pleasant and no killer robot Michael.
The town, Spectre, has the delightful and whimsical qualities of
Rivendell in the novel the Hobbit. Another detail of the film I like
is the idea of a monogamous relationship. Edward Bloom encounters the
love of his life and does everything possible to get the chance to
see her again. The daffodils part is so pretty but also creepy. When
Edward rebuilds Spectre after bankruptcy, Jenny makes an advance onto
Edward which he turns down because he is only in love with one woman
and wishes to remain faithful to her. As fluffy and dreamy Edward's
love for Sandra, it is a pity monogamy is such a frivolous idea in
modern culture.
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